While at the J-Pop Summit festival, I took a few street snaps of the fashionably dressed folks in attendance during the short time I was there. Click photos for larger versions.

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Tags: Angelic Pretty, baby the stars shine bright, btssb, Candy Pop, Events, fairy kei, gothic lolita, h.Naoto, j-pop summit, lolita, new people, pop kei, punk lolita, real people style, rock style, san francisco, street snap, sweet lolita
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In addition to the h.NAOTO Street Style Competition, there were several other h.NAOTO events planned for the weekend of the J-Pop Summit Festival, held August 27-28, 2011. One of the attractions was the h.NAOTO pop-up shop pictured above that was set-up in NEW PEOPLE’s revolving storefront in San Francisco’s Japantown. Fans of h.NAOTO that purchased [...]

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Tags: celebrities, gothic aristocrat, gothic lolita, h.Naoto, japanese brands, new people, san francisco
Filed under: Events, Fashion, New People news

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Tags: accessories, betsey johnson, black peace now, bpn, chantilly, Events, japanese brands, Metamorphose, new people, san francisco, yesasia
Filed under: Beauty Style, Fashion, New People news

If you live in the San Francisco area, you’re in luck. The last few days have uncovered a few exciting, and bittersweet, pieces of news. Starting with the good news, h.Naoto will open a U.S. flagship store at the NEW PEOPLE building in San Francisco on October 7th. In the meantime, an h.Naoto pop-up shop [...]

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Tags: Angelic Pretty, black peace now, bpn, celebrities, Events, gothic lolita, h.Naoto, Harajuku Hearts, j-pop summit, japanese brands, new people, san francisco
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Many Lolita fashionistas consider Kamikaze Girls (aka Shimotsuma Monogatari) the ultimate Lolita movie. A bit odd since although one of the main characters takes Lolita fashion very (arguably too) seriously the movie is moreso about her unlikely friendship with a female gang member. Whether you love this movie or have never had the opportunity to [...]

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Tags: entertainment for the lolita, Events, new people, san francisco
Filed under: Entertainment, Events, Film, New People news

Went on a mini-shopping trip to BABY, The Stars Shine Bright, Black Peace Now and Ichiban Kan yesterday. Here’s a quick video to show off what I got.

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Tags: Alice and the Pirates, baby the stars shine bright, black peace now, bpn, btssb, new people, san francisco, what's in my shopping bag?
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This time last year Viz launched the New People building in San Francisco, establishing a home for the BABY, The Stars Shine Bright and Black Peace Now stores in the United States. To celebrate the building’s first anniversary, all the building tenants are holding specials. For the Gothic & Lolita fashion fans, this means: BABY [...]

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Tags: 6% dokidoki, baby the stars shine bright, black peace now, bpn, btssb, Events, japanese brands, new people, san francisco, Viz
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Let’s take a trip on the way back machine (which sadly was only 2 posts ago) when we told you about the 2nd Annual J-pop Summit Festival being held in San Francisco. At the time details were light, and they still are, but we do know that Black Peace Now is doing a contest in [...]

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Tags: 6% dokidoki, black peace now, bpn, Events, japanese brands, jpop summit festival, new people, san francisco, Viz
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If you’ve been on vacation or have simply spent more time outside enjoying the summer weather and need a round-up of Lolita news and events from the past few weeks or so… BABY, The Stars Shine Bright  San Francisco Gets a New Blog The staff from BTSSB’s San Francisco Store have discontinued their first blog [...]

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Tags: 6% dokidoki, Alice and the Pirates, Angelic Pretty, anime expo 2010, baby the stars shine bright, black peace now, boystyle, bpn, btssb, celebrities, Events, japanese brands, new people, ouji, san francisco, Tea
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Sure enough, not long after our first post on the topic, NEW PEOPLE has posted details on their Gothic & Lolita Fashion Contest at Japantown’s Cherry Blossom Festival. NEW PEOPLE is currently accepting photo entries for the contest in the style of Gothic Girl, Gothic Boy, Gothic Lolita and Sweet Lolita. Ten people will then [...]

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Tags: baby the stars shine bright, black peace now, bpn, btssb, Events, new people, san francisco
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